Rocked it out!

So yesterday was my audition for Theatre Masters in Aspen, CO. I knocked that audition out of the park. It was really refreshing for a director to workshop my pieces with me. He told me to take of my heels so I could be more "grounded" which surprisingly helped me. I was given different tactics and I think I really took his direction well. I performed three monologues. One from All's Well That Ends Well, Reasons to Be Pretty, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. He told me that my pieces were really good for me! WIN. I look forward to keeping those in my repertoire. Now I play the waiting game. I sent off my headshot and resume in New York for the Artistic Director to have and hopefully I will get a phone call either way. Fingers crossed people who read my blog...there may not be that many of you, but I will take all the luck I can get!

I may have gotten a bit derailed later that evening but I still think I'm awesome!

Fish and Chips...when did people go nuts?

Ok so I am writing a blog about Fish n' Chips because two of my friends/ blog writers have written about it so I decided to comment on this. I am a true lover of all things British...well not ALL but MOST of the time. I have had these delicious dish in both the States and in Britain. In England, I have received a large piece of fish, mainly Cod, that is so amazingly decadent and flaky that its like a mini-orgasm in your mouth. There is something about receiving your fish in brown paper that you have to unwrap that the whole experience is memorable. I for some strange reason have never experienced fish in small sticks? Doesn't that make it a fish stick? I was always under the impression that the fish you get should be a fillet...I mean not some ginormous thing but a reasonably sized one...ya feel me?

I have been to the fish n' chip place in Old Town and yes it is good...is it the best I have had...NO. But will it do...hell yeah. I really want to try their chip butty which is french fries and butter on bread...it's a heart attack waiting to happen in a sandwich. Anyway, my wine buzz is making me go off on a tangent.

Fish n' Chips. There is something comforting about it. Sit yourself down with that and a pint....SOLD. I love chips too so if they serve good ones you know I will be back. Anything at the Dublin Chipper is going to kill you if you eat it everyday. And for the people that don't know there is an awesome speakeasy lounge above it that you have to knock on the door just to get in. If you aren't wearing the appropriate attire....denied! Maybe I will give PX a go this weekend and let all you faithful/ or not bloggers my thoughts.

Dammit Linds now I need to eat me some fish and chips at Eamonn's. When this will happen I have no clue..maybe tomorrow but I have a feeling I am going to eat either Taco Hell or McShit's for lunch with a side of Auntie Annie's clog my arteries.

Working on fitness....and monologues?

So since I'm having this foot surgery I decided to work on my upper body/core fitness. I.E I'm going to become a BAMF in the guns department! I worked out my shoulder, lats, biceps, and triceps. Needless to say that I am very sore this afternoon. I will continue my crazy workout tomorrow.

As well as working on my fitness, I need to be working on my Shakespeare piece from All's Well that Ends Well. I will be doing this monologue, along with my contemporary piece from Picasso at the Lapin Agile. I am 99.9% sure I will be auditioning for Theater Masters on October 27. This is a HUGE step in my life and it could lead to me getting my first professional job! To quote A Chorus Line: I really hope I get it!

Fall and Beyond...

It finally feels like fall today here in the District. I got my second Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season...it is delicious. I feel quite comforted and warm. The latte was just enough kick to get me prepped for my busy day at work. I have a lot to think about and do in these next few months. I am in the process of auditioning for a show that will be in Aspen in January. I need to contact that guy today about auditioning for him here in the District. An email should go out to him today AND I have to send my headshot and resume to Theater Masters in Aspen, CO.

Besides, getting my shit together for this audition, I am also applying to go to a summer Shakespeare program in London next year. It is for LAMDA. I would LOVE to be accepted to either their 8 week or 4 week Shakespeare Intensives. Space is limited they say, so I should probably get on that this week. I need to make a phone call to my old mentor in college so he can write me a fabulous recommendation. I also will be having my surgery in about a month...I am counting down the days and getting both excited and nervous. I cannot wait to NOT be in pain anymore.

I didn't get it

So Transformers 3 didn't choose me to be an extra. Am I bummed that I won't be making $100 and I may or may not be seriously injured while on set? YES! I really wanted to be a part of a big action movie. I have no idea what they were looking for but I obviously wasn't it. I mean I guess I should be happy that I can work almost 40 hrs at my job, but still...I wanted to be part of Michael Bay's ridiculous franchise. I have a feeling that this movie is going to tank at the box office. Already there is drama on set here in DC....Bumblebee t-boned a DC cop car that was in the area trying to get to a supposed bomb threat. Video footage is online and it looks like filming is being delayed until security measures are checked. I really want to meet John Malkovich! There goes my chances of becoming a big Hollywood star!

Bye NYC

So I was supposed to go up to NYC this weekend for a big ass audition. Little did I know that because it's the holiday weekend...every nice...not necessarily "luxury" but still nice. I.E no bed bugs, because they are running rampant in Manhattan (I think this is gross, so if I have the money to pay for a nice hotel I am going to do it) is booked. It's a Wednesday night and I have like 10 hotels in mind from Monday and they are all full. I think...shit...fml. I'm at the mall getting my haircut yesterday because I needed to look good for this audition and I get an email from the woman saying 'hey I have someone who may be able to see you in DC." I'm a little freaked at this moment because I'm like, when will you know...i can't keep waiting. Thankfully I can be seen in DC, sometime in the near future. I MAY be filming Transformers 3 next week and I MAY have seen Shia today walking to the metro...but it also could have been your standard DC douche. His baseball hat was askew as if he were trying to hide his face. I thought that was something a celeb might do....whatevs.

For those who are wondering what this audition is for...its not Broadway...i'm not that awesome...YET!! It's for a thing called Theatre Masters which takes place in Aspen every year in January. A bunch of budding MFA playwrights write a play and they need actors. At the end of the week in Aspen their play gets judged by big time people like Lanford Wilson and John Lithgow. If their play gets picked then they come to NYC in April ish. This could be a huge opportunity for me...so fingers crossed. I'll let you all know if I get into Transformers for sure.